Chapter 21 MAUD'S SECRET.

--In the glance,

A moment's glance, of meeting eyes,

His heart stood still in sudden trance-

He trembled with a sweet surprise;

All in the waning light she stood,

The star of perfect womanhood.

That summer eve his heart was light,

With lighter step he trod the ground,

And life was fairer in his sight,

And music was in eve